The kids invite Ian to come watch fireworks with them, but he tells them he has other plans. When they’ve all run off, he takes my hand and looks at me in a way that makes me shiver everywhere. Finally, every cell in my body screams. It’s not until ...
They aren’t anymore, thanks to Dolly’s makeover. That woman can work magic. Unfortunately, it is usually hoochie magic, but tonight Cassie and Anna were able to reign her back. This was a tasteful gig at the Guchenberg, for Chrissake. You don’t show up to places like that in a sequence-infested h...
I didn't want to be anywhere else, just right there with him. I stared at him while he slept and I leaned over and kissed him lightly on the hand. His eyes fluttered open and he smiled at me. “Hello beautiful, how are you this morning?” Al...
Aiva barely tolerated his presence, and only because she was contractually obligated. His fixation on the increasing media coverage due to the shutdown of the main street by who were now dubbed the “BeeKeepers” had him breathing down her neck to do something. “What do you ...
My cello almost falls. I snatch it and slide it under the chair. I don’t notice I’m sliding down with it until my knee hits the floor. He leans in, smelling like peppermint and aftershave. Clean. And just beneath that clean scent is something undeniably masculine. It makes...
Instead, it morphed into some twisted game where Derrick tried to see how many mistakes Cassie could catch. Every time she didn’t, Derrick would send it back with the missed mistake circled. That kinda pissed her off. However, Cassie wasn’t the type...